"BOOM: Store Owner Cans NFL Star’s Event Over Anthem Protest" – You Should Love These Two Stories!

Clash Daily   "Sports memorabilia stores RELY on autograph signing events for business and sales. What happens when the athlete scheduled to come dishonors himself, or your country?

"Some might compromise, or explain away that the event has already been scheduled, and can’t be changed. Not Steven Kurtis Martin.

"He was scheduled to have Brandon Marshall (Broncos) come in for autographs. That was before he became a Kaepernick Klone." . . .

Then he heard the story of his grandfather at Bataan in 1940...

. . . "He was thrown into the hull of a cargo ship called the Taga Maru where he was sandwiched with hundreds of other soldiers without room to even lie down while being hauled to Japan where he was a POW for 3 1/2 years. He was saturated in human sweat, urine and fecal matter for weeks in plus 100 degree heat without food, water or medical care and to this store owner that story is a better use of the word “deplorable”.

"I was at this man’s funeral. I saw the American Flag draped over his coffin. I was there when that folded American Flag was handed to his wife, Mary Ellen Porwoll. I heard that 21 gun salute.
This store owner believes that the simple act of standing during our national anthem is a noble and responsible gesture that salutes our nation and the military that protects it. Now I want to stand up and hear the voice of the American Flag and I need your help.

"I am asking for photos of your loved ones that are veterans, in active service, who have been injured in the line of duty or who have paid the ultimate price. I will post these photos on my store front windows under the banner, “These people have sacrificed for the ideas represented by our flag. We honor them”. . .

Teen Told ‘He’d NEVER Stand Again’ – Then The Nat’l Anthem Started Playing  "Is there a polar opposite to the Kaepernick sideshow? Yes! THIS guy!

"The ‘I won’t stand for the anthem’ story is wearing thin. People who live in America, even though they could afford to live elsewhere are choosing to stay. Because it’s better here." . . .

How Christians can transform the world

Mother Earth

Jason & David Benham  "Today, America is not changing from Christian to secular, but from secular to pagan.

"So what are we as Christians supposed to do? How can we live in such a way that we transform the world instead of simply conforming to it?

"First, we can’t forget our history. The early church didn’t have individual liberty in the first through third centuries, and the Romans certainly weren’t bastions of family values. Yet faithful believers flipped the entire Roman world right-side up in 300 years – and they didn’t even have Facebook, Instagram, mega buildings, book deals or cell phones!

"So how did they do it? Well, it wasn’t what they did but who they were that brought the world to Jesus and ultimately birthed an era of freedom that we enjoy today.

"Christians in the early church were called followers of the “Way.” It was the way they lived and went about their daily lives that marked them as distinct and separate from all others. It wasn’t conferences or concerts but a community of believers living in a way that literally blew peoples’ minds and created an appetite in them for the Savior.

"But the Roman Empire tried to stomp them out of existence. Christians refused to worship the emperor because they bowed to another King, whose name was Jesus. Nero, Trajan, Marcus Aurelius and other rulers used force against the faithful, but nothing they did could stop the advancement of the church.

"The same is true today. Before He returns, Jesus will build His church, the devil will make war on the church, and yet the gates of hell will not prevail against the church (Matthew 16:18)." . . .

Tough As Nails Black Leader Shuts Down Hillary With ONE Epic Word

Rebecca Diserio  "Brunell Donald-Kyei is a black attorney and former Democrat, who works and lives in Chicago and also happens to be as tough as nails. After voting for Barack Obama twice, she is sick and tired of broken promises. Now, after stepping up and being named Diversity Outreach vice-chair for Donald Trump, Brunell had something to say to Hillary Clinton, shutting down the Democratic candidate with just one word." . . .

’m a lifelong Democrat. I’ve always voted Democrat. I voted for our president two times, Mr. Barack Obama,” she said. “You know, I believed in him when he said, ‘Yes, we can,’ and ‘You know there’s hope. We can do it together,’ and here it is eight years later; nothing happened.” [via Breibart]

Then, she turned on the liberal media and really blasted their bias for Hillary and the Democrats saying, “Imagine if, during slavery, and during the civil rights movement, and during the times when our country, the Framers were coming about, thinking they were going to make our country free. Imagine if the journalists only told one side of the story. We would still be slaves. Black people would still be slaves, if journalists, if people were not neutral and didn’t just tell the news the way it was.”

However, probably Brunell’s most compelling statement is something all Americans need to consider before they go and vote in November. She told Breitbart:

 " . . .And so I got on the Trump Train immediately, and began supporting Donald Trump.”

James Lovelock on Climate Prediction: “I’ve grown up a bit since then.”

Guest essay by Eric Worrall

A 2005 photograph of James Lovelock, scientist and author 
best known  for the Gaia hypothesis.

"James Lovelock, inventor of the Gaia hypothesis which underpins much of modern environmentalism, now thinks global warming is a religion. He also points out Singapore, one of the warmest cities in the world, is also one of the most desirable places to live.

. . . 

"What I find most remarkable is that The Guardian is giving airtime to this climate heresy. Perhaps they are testing the water, to see how readers react.

"After all, it is obvious to anyone remotely objective that the green religion is dying. It won’t take too many more South Australia style renewable energy disasters to completely finish what remains of the credibility of the green movement."

Kaepernick and gratitude

Jim Crow laws were, and are, a terrible stain on this nation's history. Human institutions - our Constitution for example - are usually so much better than the humans themselves.

Lloyd Marcus  "A black relative in his late 50s told me I should be more sympathetic toward Colin Kaepernick's grievances with America; more understanding of young blacks dissing their country.

"I say, “Hogwash!”

"My 88-year-old black dad might have a reason to dis our National Anthem, but not Kaepernick.  Kaepernick is a wealthy bi-racial pro-athlete whom America has been extremely good to. His grievances are rooted in ingratitude and lies promoted by Black Lives Matter.

"Dad told me when he was a young Merchant Marine, after several months at sea their ship arrived at a maritime base in St. Petersburg, Florida. The crew was extremely excited about their much-anticipated shore leave. Then, Dad and his fellow black seaman were told they could not leave the ship due to the town's curfew for blacks. Dad said his outraged fellow black seaman exploded into an endless rant of cussing. Dad said he cried." . . .

Blacks' negative experiences in America are all easily traceable back to their irrational loyalty to Democrats; sleeping with their enemy.

Onlooker repeatedly yells ‘Bill Clinton is a rapist’ live on Fox News

The Hill  "An onlooker interrupted a Fox News live outdoors shot Saturday, repeatedly yelling “Bill Clinton is a rapist” before being removed by security.

"The incident appeared to be linked to conservative radio host Alex Jones, who on Friday offered $5,000 to any listener who appeared on national TV calling Clinton a rapist.

"The incident occurred just before 8 a.m. as “Fox & Friends” hosts Tucker Carlson, Abby Huntsman and Ed Henry were live from the streets of midtown Manhattan, introducing a segment on a charity event for shelter pets.

"Among the onlookers behind the hosts, a man appearing to be in his twenties climbed a security railing and removed his outer shirt, revealing underneath a t-shirt sold by Jones, which features Clinton’s face above the word “rape.”

"He yelled “Bill Clinton is a rapist” five times, clinging to the security railing as security forces wrestled him out of the shot." . . .

100 years ago: the Battle of Verdun at Fort Douaumont

Verdun; from The History Learning Site
The Battle of Verdun in 1916 was the longest single battle of World War One. The casualties from Verdun and the impact the battle had on the French Army was a primary reason for the British starting the Battle of the Somme in July 1916 in an effort to take German pressure off of the French at Verdun. The Battle of Verdun started on February 21st 1916 and ended on December 16th in 1916. It was to make General Philippe Pétain a hero in France.
. . . 
"The loss of life and those wounded was huge at Verdun. Reference books frequently give differing figures such was the magnitude of loss. It is probable that an accurate figure will never be known. It is said that the French lost over 360,000 and the Germans nearly 340,000. To relieve the pressure being felt by the French, the British launched the Battle of the Somme in July 1916. It was hoped that a swift British victory here would force the Germans to remove troops from the Verdun area. However, like the French, the British got involved in a battle that was to last months rather than days."

The relation between Verdun and The Somme



Nothing grows there today and it remains a no-go zone



Fort Douaumont before the battle for Verdun

Fort Douaumont after shelling, 1916

Fort Douaumont today

Vin Scully’s Call Of Angel Pagan Body-Slamming A Field Invader Is Amazing

NESN  "Vin Scully calling the game and Pagan taking out a kid who ran into left field. And ending it with "When in SF' "

"It’s moments like these where we’ll miss Vin Scully the most. The 88-year-old retiring Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster was in the booth when L.A. lost to the San Francisco Giants on Friday night, and fortunately for us he captured the moment when a few people ran onto the field. The fans ran to position players and handed them white flowers, apparently to raise awareness for an animal rights protest. Giants left fielder Angel Pagan was none too impressed with the antics, luring in one of the field invaders before body-slamming him to the ground. But Scully’s call, which you can hear. . . "

Does Trump Really Want to Win?

Power Line Blog  "From the very beginning I’ve wondered whether Trump was really running for president thinking he’d be a real contender, or whether this was just a yuuuge business branding exercise. Because once again the Trump presidential campaign is looking more like a college frat prank that got out of hand.

"I thought that Trump’s Twitter feed had been brought under control, but in the middle of the night last night Trump couldn’t resist continuing what John called yesterday “Trump’s off-message detour” with a series of tweets about the expanding Miss Universe Alicia Machado. Every moment spent prolonging this sideshow is a moment lost with a decent attack message on Hillary Clinton."

We Are the Third World

Perhaps what is most disturbing about this whole affair is the affirmative response Obama has received in some corners. Many Americans are unabashed in their support for what he said. Of course, they are not a majority, but they are nevertheless a sizable portion of the public. That in itself is sufficient evidence of how Obama has managed to Third-Worldize the minds of many Americans.*

Timothy Birdnow    "In the presidential debate last Monday Donald Trump warned America that she's "become a third-world country" to the guffaws and disdain of the liberals, the media (but I repeat myself) and Hillary Rodham Clinton, who later accused Trump of talking smack about the country she wants to loot, er, lead.

"One must ask, is Trump correct or do we continue to occupy the apex of the first world? Is there evidence to support Mr. Trump's claim?

"Let me offer exhibit A.  

"According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

Two years after the University of Missouri closed the state’s lone hospital for treating tuberculosis and other infectious diseases, state health officials are looking at opening a new facility.

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is seeking bids for a study that could provide officials with a roadmap for opening a new treatment center to replace the current process of sending patients to other states.

It comes amid a nationwide increase in the number of people contracting the airborne bacterial disease that attacks the lungs.

According to the request, Missouri has averaged 90 active tuberculosis cases in each of the past three years

. . .  "According to the CDC 88% of all antibiotic-resistant TB in the U.S. comes from immigrants.

"And that is just one infectious disease. Consider that last year we had 15 cases of bubonic plague in the U.S. Bubonic plague is clearly a third-world disease, one long absent in America." . . .

. . . "As I have noted, East St. Louis has levels of violence comparable to Honduras and other hellholes. 

. . . 

"No Third World country is complete without vote fraud to keep the ruling junta in power. Consider the fact that fraud may well be the reason Obama won re-election last time. 

"A nation without the rule of law is a banana republic. Banana republics are inherently third world."

"So Hillary and the Left may dismiss Mr. Trump's argument that America is becoming third world, but the facts belie their claims. "

*A bit of corroboration:

Why Obama is a third world president  . . . "As a naturalized American who grew up in the Third World, I saw firsthand the shenanigans that Third World leaders (who should at best be called misleaders) used on their people.

"Consequently, I am much more concerned about preserving America’s greatness than about conforming to the mindless mantra among many minorities that this president is a great leader. He is not. I came to America when Ronald Reagan was president. He was a great leader. And he was a president who was unmistakably proud to be American—not a man who went around the world apologizing for America." . . .

Here Are The Mainstream Reporters Who Are Open About Their Anti-Trump Bias

Daily Caller  "Reporters covering the presidential election from a myriad publications including The New York Times and NBC have expressed negative opinions about Republican nominee Donald Trump in writing, a Daily Caller investigation reveals.

"The journalists all expressed their thoughts about Trump over the past year on Twitter. New York Times political reporter Ashley Parker referred to “Peak Trump” in a retweet of someone saying the GOP nominee had gone “apes--t.” A fellow New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters dismissed Trump’s run as a publicity stunt and connected the GOP nominee to racism and xenophobia a month after his announcement speech. “What Trump sought to bolster by running for president — his brand – is now tarnished by associations with xenophobia and racism,” Peters tweeted in July.

"Fellow New York Times reporters Alex Burns and Jonathan Martin have mocked the GOP nominee relentlessly on Twitter. Politico’s political reporters are a little more openly biased towards Trump than those at The New York Times. Politico’s chief political correspondent Glenn Thrush wrote “exactly” in a retweet that referenced Trump that said, “so black people are to blame because they oppose a racist? It’s the voters fault and not the candidate’s? Ok.”

"Politico political reporter Eli Stokols said in September, “Trump’s constantly contradictory rhetoric requires a lot of cognitive dissonance-but only if you presume he means anything he says.”

"In another tweet, Stokols referred to Trump’s “racist birtherism.” NBC News and MSNBC political reporter Benjy Sarlin has also been open about his disdain towards Trump." . . .

Insightful: Hillary Names Merkel As Her "Favorite World Leader"

Infidel Bloggers Alliance 

"Nothing could more disqualify Hillary for President than this revealing statement.

"From Politico:

Hillary Clinton trolled two White House opponents with a single response, dinging Gary Johnson and Donald Trump by naming Angela Merkel as her favorite world leader. The Democratic presidential nominee on Thursday joined the discussion about politicians’ favorite world leaders, a topic that went viral when Johnson, the Libertarian nominee, drew a blank when asked Wednesday to name a world leader he looks up to and respects.